Elegant Peacock Feather Card for So Suzy Stamps

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Hello crafty friends,

Peacock feathers are some of the most beautiful in my opinion. This stamp is one of those classics that I plan to use again and again in my card making. I decided to use it to create an elegant background that would also serve as the focal point for my card. I stamped the feather all over a piece of teal solid cardstock with embossing ink, added some gold embossing powder and heat set it.

I used the same embossing powder to create a frame for the teal panel. I stamped the embossing ink all around the edges on a separate cardstock layer then added the gold powder. This is a great way to get a perfectly matched base layer panel.

I used a strip of vellum as a "band"and added the same embossing ink as a stripe on the top and bottom of the vellum, adding the same gold embossing powder so it matches everything else. I stamped the sentiment in embossing ink and used a blue pearl embossing powder that was a pretty close match for the background color. (I tried it in both black and white, but the blue looked the best). Since I wrapped both the vellum and ribbon behind the panel, all the adhesive was on the back of the card front panel.

I added a gold satin ribbon as an additional touch (it came off of my Godiva chocolate box from Valentine's Day and just happened to match the gold perfectly - so this is motivation to always hang onto ribbon from packaging :) - the last thing I did was embellish with Nuvo drops in two different colors.

During March, So Suzy Stamps is having a sale in the flower & foliage category - please click here to jump straight over to that section!

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Hi - I'm Teresa, an avid card maker living in Arlington, TX with my husband, daughter, two dogs (Maltese & Mini Dachshund), and a couple of other little critters. I have been a crafter for more than 10 years - first I dabbled in scrapbooking (when my kids - 2 sons & 1 daughter) were young. I started my card making in 2015 in earnest after receiving a wonderful gift for my birthday - a Big Shot machine! My style is what I call eclectic/whimsical. I love to make backgrounds for my cards, die-cutting, stenciling, coloring with various mediums, etc. I absolutely ADORE interactive cards and want to focus more time than I have to create new and unique ones! I’m inspired by other crafters, Pinterest mood and color boards, creative challenges, using familiar tool, medium, method in a new way